“clean and oil” grandfathers clock (with out taking everything apart) 100% synthetic oil liberty

[@billbell2311]

Thank you! My Dad built a grandfather clock from an Emperor clock kit in 1989. I inherited it when he passed away. Your video helped me get the clock running and chiming again!

[@tommyweeks1307]

U just jealous

[@RADone65]

ONE THING I NOTICED: When you wound the clock, you pulled on BOTH sides of the chain...UP...AND...DOWN! My grandfather taught me this a long time ago and I have caught many people NOT doing it this way several times and corrected them. I am glad you showed doing it that way! Thank you!

[@anitadecourval433]

Unbelievable! I got my grandfather clock running again thanks to your instructions and Liberty oil! Thanks a bunch!

[@jimw1615]

Jan 14, 2024 I've watched your video on grandfather clock mechanism cleaning and oiling (along with a host of other KZbin videos on the subject). Today, I took the movement (which I had earlier removed from the clock) and cleaned and oiled it. I took my time and the work progressed without a hitch. Upon completion, I reinstalled the movement, face, weights, and pendulum. The clock now chimes all three tunes, gongs and accurately keeps time without any problems. Most of my time spent on this project involved watching KZbin videos and taking notes on the subject before I started anything else. The cleaning and oiling work really is very straight forward. Oh, and I did find using toothpicks would work but the force required to clean old oil out of the pivot holes caused the toothpicks to splinter or break. Toothpick wood seems to be too soft for this work. A sharpened, small-diameter wood dowel with small pieces of old T-shirt worked great for me doing this cleaning work. My clock is a 1982 Ridgeway Grandfather 3-chime, 3-weight, chain-driven Clock with a Urgos UW 32 570 D movement. My clock movement uses a single 6.2-pound weight along with two (2) 4.6-pound weights and a 35" long pendulum with 6.5" dia. bob. I've taken the movement out of the clock case to clean and oil it with the intent of restoring the gong and chime functions. The process of removing the movement from my clock case was straight forward and uses tapered pins to hold the clock face to the movement. Thank you for the straightforward, nicely shot video (great lighting, angles and audio) on clock cleaning, oiling and operation.

[@thomasgriffin8269]

I have a ridgeway from the same time period.. I have 3 weights.. does the heaviest weight go on the right chain..??

[@jimw1615]

@@thomasgriffin8269 Hi Thomas - Yes, the heaviest weight goes on the right as you look at the clock.

[@casper471]

Clock has to be removed and cleaned properly before ANY oil is used. This is a great way to ruin your clock. DO NOT DO THIS

[@jimw1615]

@@casper471 It's funny how after decades of the chimes not working and the clock keeping time slowly, after my removal of the clock works, its cleaning, and oiling, the clock now works just like it did when it was new, however. Do you have any other "scare messages" you wish to share that are more specific than the generalization you offer? Thanks in advance.

[@Cobesclocks]

@@jimw1615putting a small tooth pick in the pivots is getting less than half of the actual gunk out which is lodged in between the pinion and coats the pivot from the other side the new oil and old oil becomes a sand paper mixture over a few years and actually causes more wear

[@SumProject18]

Wow!! Did the exact same to my grandma's clock and now it's working! Chimes are slow, but works

[@Samhain2323]

My exact model !!! Thanks so much 🙏 I just inherited it from my mom 😊

[@xfireamg417]

Thanks for the video. I picked up some synthetic clock oil and got a friend's clock working again. The main issue seemed to be with that upper fast spinning flywheel which began working as soon as I oiled those bearing. Many thanks

[@livefree6878]

👍

[@kesterbanker2980]

Very helpful. I've got the same clock & clock movement so will be cleaning and oiling mine soon. Thank you.

[@alfakilla1]

Thank you....my grandfather is operating as it should, thanks to ur video

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

Your grandfather is a doctor? What kind of surgery's does he do when he operates??¿

[@alfakilla1]

@@precinct1baltimorecountyre588 haha...grandfather clock lol

[@129stacey]

Those chimes sounded beautiful, thank you so much

[@douglaspond907]

Best grandfather clock video ever!!

[@denniswright6134]

Thanks for the great video and helping me get our grandfather clock working again!

[@en2oh]

the Hermle Service manual recommends using pegwood sticks to dislodge dried lubricant etc. Oiling alone won't address that problem, will it?

[@aliceaten1428]

My husband had my oldest son make me one in 1997. Its almost 25 yrs old. The year my oldest grandchild was born.🥰

[@kevinfox3875]

The chime on the left of the 4 is miles off frequency...suspect it's been shortened as it's at least a half tone too high

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

I noticed that to the pitch used to be adjusted with set screw to adjust length of the bell

[@b.walker930]

Wonderful video! And the clock! The works and the cabinet are exactly like my 'kit' I ordered and assembled in 1994 from the Emperor Clock Company. I will clean and oil my clock as the chimes are not slow or not starting....

[@MegaMindyLou]

Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to video your work and share it.

[@jerejohnston5384]

Mega, please use Cotton gloves and only move the minute hand in a counter-clockwise direction. The hour hand can be moved either direction. Good luck.

[@TheSoonerbruce]

It looked like you had a uniform on like mine. I used to drive package cars too. Thanks for the video. Maybe I can fix my 140 year old clock now.

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

140 years ? Unreal!

[@flyingarrow7955]

Just moved my parents Grandfather Clock to my house. It hadn't ran in a couple of years. When I go to start the pendulum it will only go for about 10 seconds and stop. sounds like something is rubbing??? Could this just be from it not being level or is there something else that could be the problem? Great video!

[@Alan-jx7uk]

LOL please move the hour hand. It's like 15 minutes off. I recently acquired a chain driven tall clock and the first time I wound it I thought wow that takes a lot of effort to pull the chain down so I lifted up on the weight to make it easier. Also I believe that winding it by lifting on the weight as you pull the chain prevents a lot of wear to the barrel pivots and the chains.

[@visteobman4202]

Title should be, "how to get a clock working with just some oil". When properly cleaning a clock you can test the movement with no oil after all the pivots and bushings are clean. It will run without oil if everything is good. Dust has terrible things in it, like silica. If you don't remove all the dried-up oil and dirt, you are slowly eating away at the bushings and pivots. Eventually the orientation between the gears changes and you are looking at a very expensive repair. If you only run the clock rarely, there is nothing wrong with what you are doing. I hope you consider a complete disassembly at some point, if you value your clock and want it to last.

[@Michael.Chapman]

Thanks for that information. Do you recommend for greatest longevity that vintage and antique clocks not be constantly run or only be periodically run? It is very hard these days to find people of extensive experience to maintain a small collection of superb clocks.

[@tonyedwards6369]

Given the cost of horological overhauls usualy a new replacement movement is offered this costing less on reproduction longcase clocks. A flushdown clean,clock oiling, maybe slightly heavier weights then required is another DIY option lower in cost,the old less heavy weights can be sold on ebay to partialy defray costs

[@angelgkd]

Excellent!!! Learned a lot. Much appreciated!

[@jimmyhuesandthehouserocker1069]

If the chimes don't work, you may have the wrong weight. On some grandfather clocks, the chime weight is heavier than the movement weight. One weight drives the chimes, the middle weight drives the movement and the third weight drives the strike

[@shericreates]

I’m stuck. I just was given a Tempus Fugit grandfather clock and the chimes don’t sound. I weighed each one of the weights and they were basically all the same - 4.12 lbs. one was 4.4 lbs. Can’t figure out if there is maybe a silent button.

[@j.r.kormanik8172]

Bare hands on brass weights is a no no. Wear gloves when touching or handling brass.

[@varapornn.3380]

Many thanks for vedio, I have the problem which I couldn't put the medle chain back on the gear, any vedio please

[@catfish24]

Why are these clocks so dam delicate a speck of dust can stop it that's crazy.

[@dazzfromaus4797]

Good job for just getting the chimes going again . For oiling use a seringe with a needle as an oiler. Once again OK for just getting them going again. Just next time leave it to the professional clock service person.

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

When you say air blown out, do you mean start with an air compressor and get some of the dust blown out?

[@markusn707]

I'll give you a good tip ... Remove the clockwork, clean it ultrasonically (with a little grease cleaner), dry it and oil it again. You will see that Hermle then runs and hits perfectly. Warm greetings from Germany

[@thupham-nw5tp]

My grandfather clock runs very good, but it doesn't chime. Please show me how to make it to chime. Thanks so much !

[@NubianP6]

I had my grandfather clock made in the Black Forest when I lived Germany. I’d love to be able to take the clockwork out to clean it as you’ve described, but in all honesty, I’d be nervous about breaking something.

[@markusn707]

@@NubianP6 is a Hermle, Kieninger or another Movement?

[@jdprice3043]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

[@shawnsanborn2057]

One thing for certain. I will just call the clock man!

[@bobwiley6221]

You mentioned using ammonia to clean a very dirty clock works. Ammonia will weaken brass. When vibrating brass cases you can add a non=ammonia cleaner to help with the shining of the brass, but never ammonia based stuff like Brasso.

[@wanderingkurt]

this is a bit like "servicing" your car engine by just topping the oil up. This clock needs a full strip down and clean before assessing if any bushes or pivots need attention. Only then should you apply new oil.

[@michaelweiss9219]

I believe you are supposed to turn the clock hands counter clockwise to set the time, could be just to prevent the chimes from activating, also avoid hand movement during the five minuets before a chime would trigger...

[@casper471]

Never turn your clock backwards

[@abf2813]

My howard miller owners manual says hands should only be moved counterclockwise

[@joexeon]

One of the best Live Free Videos yet! Love the DIY details on this very expensive service! Great advice and technique not to over oil a clock. 'A little, goes a long way!' How often do you oil your clocks-recommended. I would imagine it depends on environment. Every year, quarter?

[@livefree6878]

👍👍 all the recommendations so five years, in the right environment 10 years 👍👍

[@firealarm2903_]

@@livefree6878 wait is the clock yours?

[@mariajesusroman3606]

Cómo hacer que suene el carrillon

[@charlesfuentes3695]

To rid of access oil can i use q-tips to absorb too much?

[@ToyotaKTM]

The teeth of brass gears should NOT be oiled. If you watch the videos from clock repair shops, they all agree NOT to oil brass gears. Error 1 at 2:40

[@EVRose60]

I'm sure he was oiling the shaft that gear was on.

[@mosfet500]

I bought Liberty oil for clocks and I bought general purpose Liberty oil. I sent an email to Liberty and said, "hey these are both the same!" Liberty never got back to me. Also I use several different oils and greases on clocks just like I do on watches - everyone should. I think I may have fixed a couple of clocks you worked on, then again lots of people use your method....

[@johnc8112]

Great video few questions 1. Grandfather clock stopped working many years ago. 2. Chimes not working. 3. When start clock works for 2 or 3 minutes then stops. May someone please help me.

[@MrAquinas1]

Watch the video. The axles and bearings need lube every so often. It not, the clock stops. You can repair it yourself with TLC lubing. Just be patient.

[@johnc8112]

@@MrAquinas1 thanks, will do as you say lube it till it works. When I get it to work will get in touch with you. Thanks again John

[@johnc8112]

@@MrAquinas1 Hi Ed, this afternoon work on grandfather clock about 2.5 hours to get clock to work just like new. Thanks again John

[@MrAquinas1]

@@johnc8112 Good for you. I saved a lot of money buying a non-working Ethan Allen GFC for a small fraction of its original price guessing it was repairable. I hired a serviceman the first time, who didn't charge much, and watched him. All he did is pinpoint lubrication and got it going, although I rarely use the chimes because it's too close to my bedroom. It drove my late wife crazy. I just use the chimes on rare ocassions like Christmas.

[@johnc8112]

@@dperry428 Thank you, for one year with lubrication of all points running after one year. Now on and off running have lubricant twice lot of lub.

[@donnamurphree4840]

How do I get the chains back on the gears

[@jorgecaleromoya738]

TENGO UN RELOJ DE CARRILLON PERO DOS PESAS DE ELLAS NO BAJAN DE QUE PODRIA SER GRACIAS DESDE ESPAÑA🕰🕰

[@IH1940HAY]

I have a Ridgeway model 225 and all of the sudden it stopped running, I gave the pendulum a swing and the tick/tock was very uneven. Searched YT and one recommendation was to slightly turn the anchor escapement. I touched it and discovered that there wasn’t and resistance between it and the shaft, it rotated freely on the shaft. I played with it and got the tick/tock sounding and measuring good and it runs, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before it slips and rotates out of position and stops running. What to do? I’m thinking of shielding the area below the loose anchor and cleaning the shaft and side of the anchor and applying a small spot of very thick glue hopefully securing the anchor, not using and this glue that would seep into the gaps but only on the outer surface. What do you think? Any suggestions?

[@MB-ou9wi]

This is not the way it's done. It needs to be taken out, disassembled, cleaned, check for worn pivot holes. I do this correctly.

[@latindragon363]

Would like to know how I can purchase a video on how to remove the movement on a howard miller 3 weight cable grandfather clock.

[@-MOS-]

Your two videos on this were a gift! Thank you!!

[@mariav4288]

Can you link to the other video? I can’t find it

[@-MOS-]

@@mariav4288 here you go and good luck! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnW3ooypjtZ5ia8

[@faythomas3914]

I oiled mine way too much and now not holding the weight what should I do?

[@ABCGE100]

Mine chimes a lot faster after lining it up. I think too fast. Any advice on how to find that sweet spot in the tempo?

[@Adil14912ali]

Can you please tell me which blower is it that you used?

[@Woody21369]

Would this apply to to the clock time as well? My two chimes work great but I have to remove the pendulum to ge tthe time to run and that is way to fast.... :(

[@paultennis9569]

Wish you lived in PA to look and teach on how to maintain gf clocks

[@williamhutton1945]

What if I’ve been using wd40. The chimes on my clock are stiff. How do I loosen them up? Will the Liberty oil loosen them up?

[@patrickcasey330]

so you lubricate the back. How about the front (behind the face)

[@tommowreyhomewerksllc685]

How did you get the back panel off?

[@jimswanny1193]

Don’t listen to the comment about the WD40, it is a really good agent to break down the old oil that was probably put in 20 years ago or your clock would still be running , adding new oil without cleaning the old grime out will not help your clock run. WD40 used correctly will clean then you must wipe away any old residue, after its clean from old grime use clock oil to keep your clock running perfectly. Don’t forget, you must clean it every 4 to 5 years and reapply oil.

[@deanlapinel3985]

Never Never Never use WD-40 on a clock. It is not a lubricant. It dries hard and ruins our clock cleaning solutions in one shot. So again...please do not use WD-40.

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

Btw that's a hat pin not a sewing needle.

[@scrunchymacscruff1244]

Very intuitive, but 'intuitive' is scary if you don't have a road-map. Thank you.

[@DanKunkel-ff1kq]

Great info!

[@Layarion]

question, some clocks just let you "pull" on a string to get a weight back to the top, instead of winding. i want to make a pendulum and weight powered clock from scratch. how is the pulling of a string part achieved.

[@casper471]

That's a cable drive movement

[@MrRoger507]

Great info.

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

So what oil for wood movements??

[@TH3_ST4ND4RD]

Thanks for that. Going to do that shortly on my clock, and was great to see how to disassemble this. One thing I'll add is make sure when you adjust time that you rotate the minute hand COUNTER-clockwise always. That's per the manufacturer if memory serves.

[@johnjones600]

The paperwork for my 1980 Ethan Allen Grandfather clock says to only turn the hands clockwise.

[@aaproductstutorialsbyallra8608]

How can you get we 40 off the movement if we messed up

[@DarrellJr2]

My chain drive grandfather clock needs to be oiled hasn’t been since I got it

[@bread2032]

thank you

[@sc-to4uf]

*My grandmother clock suddenly stop chiming. I don;t know what to do. The last time I sent to a shop for maintenance, it costs me an arm and a leg. Any suggestions? There is a lever inside the box that has a piece of transparency wrapped over a lever that reads "Ferma Souneria". I raised it up and down but nothing happens. In all other respects, the clock is functioning ok.*

[@anthonycardenas9177]

Too bad, many (recommended) lube 'points' can't be seen or are 'blocked' by a human hand? Now they still remain a mystery? Also failed to specify what NOT to lube?

[@Cobesclocks]

That compressed can of air did absolutely nothing all the gunk is hidden and that oil will mix in with the gunk and create a sand paper mixture to sand down the pivots causing more damage to the clock just take your clock to a clock shop!

[@debabratabiswas9696]

I have a very old seth Thomas wall clock USA..watching red colour liquid inside of spring barrel from a glass area , what liquid is Red mercury !? Plz ans

[@maxwellmark]

Marvel mystery oil is red...

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

And is sister from computer good to clean out dust????

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

Duster spray!!!

[@alexoshhh]

Its still very slow but good job on getting it to go

[@latindragon363]

How do I remove the movement

[@jonasmarucha]

Where did you get the oil?

[@wayner806]

Amazon has it

[@showandgo]

I have the same clock, after oiling and rechaining my clocks is now running backwards, any thought?

[@stephenyoho148]

Not possible

[@davidwilcox9110]

My chime wont stop. Where do I look?

[@sheilalarkins6759]

what to do when the clock won't keep running stops every 5 minutes?

[@precinct1baltimorecountyre588]

Plug 8t in

[@judyfrasca7923]

I have a different question. The swing on my pendulum has become very shallow. How and/or can this be corrected? When it was new it had a nice wide side to side swing. Now you really have to look at it to see it's moving side to side.

[@moreandmoreclocks9781]

It means the clock isn’t running give the pendulum another swing

[@judyfrasca7923]

@@moreandmoreclocks9781 No, it is running.

[@judyfrasca7923]

@@dperry428 Thank you for the information. I'll have somebody come out and take a look.

[@sandraevans9510]

My pendulum stops after a few minutes.can you help me.

[@theray2009]

Your clock?

[@nigeldean7269]

A good way of wearing the clock out especially when he mentions WD40

[@roninscholar4515]

he said NEVER use wd-40

[@judyfrasca7923]

@@roninscholar4515 I used WD without knowing not to, but my clock is fine.

[@bijankumar2922]

Liberty oil-------where shall I get it. In India it is not available.

[@roninscholar4515]

amazon?

[@stephenyoho148]

E-bay

[@williamgould5916]

Damn, didn't show me nothing. I'm not much on sign reading, nevered learned it.

[@ronaldspencer547]

Thats the problem with the old genuine grandfather clocks. They need oil about each year. Its cheaper and more reliable to get a quartz movement with simulated chimes but its not the real thing even though its hard to tell the difference.

[@ronaldspencer547]

@@dperry428 I have a Howard miller nicea mechanical clock with a kieninger sks 15 movement with 116 cm pendulum I bought in 2017. I have had to replace the movement twice in 5 years. I bought the clock to replace a Chinese crosley small grandfather clock with an electric movement that had the same movement for 15 years before I donated the clock after buying the mechanical one.

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

i got a e ingrahm 1879 gengerbread clock thats covered in dust

[@garyballard723]

WD 40 is not really a lubricant

[@SumProject18]

So I've noticed...

[@funmygy]

Thanks again for the first time in the UK. we have to do it for the first to see the 50th birthday party.

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

Wait a minute you mean I should’ve use STP

[@winterhalder_9801]

It isn't enjoyable when the same note of chime rods is being stroked hard by the hammers.

[@leonpatterson7192]

How do you get side glass out

[@shawnmcnece2368]

I think it varies by model what type of grandfather clock you have. I’ve seen some with a little cloth than glass. But to remove the glass panels, I there’s little clips on the inside of the clock where the glass panel is held in place.

[@shawnmcnece2368]

Here’s a little video on how to remove glass panels from grandfather clocks. This might be for Howard Miller, but I know that this would also work for other models of grandfather clocks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWK4pYevl7iGbMU

[@firealarm2903_]

Is that your clock?

[@KaciCooperations]

Yas it his clocks

[@oneshotonekill8926]

I don't think WD40 will hurt anything, but you must keep in mind that it is a solvent NOT a lubricant of any kind! Most people think it is some type of oil! Even the manufacturer now puts the word lubricate on the cans but it actually isn't a lubricant and never was. It frees things by dissolving the old oils, greases, etc. and flushes it away with the dirt. You must wipe it all away before you lube or it will also dissolve any lube you then use after it, to some degree. A really light oil such as sewing machine oil should be okay.

[@129stacey]

WD40 actually attracts dirt over time, that is the main reason it’s not recommended for delicate parts

[@derekr7814]

PLEASE FOLKS DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE. IT IS WRONG AND HE IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL!!!!

[@bobloblaw7879]

sorry, but that's a hack job. You cannot properly clean or lubricate a watch or clock without disassembly. You actually shorten the life of it because all the dirt crud that settles on it gets turns into a nice lapping paste with the new oil. Read a 101 book on clock servicing or leave to those who know.

[@ericnorteman5341]

I fully agree anyone thinking of using wd40 on a clock works should stick to cattery

[@niemolens]

Stupidity has no borders, this is an insult to any real clock-restorer / repairer

[@lydiaahubbell8545]

sounds out of tune, still! that one closest to the face

[@MrBothandNether]

Watches as this guy winds the second hand, clock wise

[@arslanahmed8504]

Thank you